Two approaches to season finales
First, there’s the Boston Legal approach, where you wrap up all the loose ends and send the characters on vacation. Gone fishin’. Brilliant. (I liked Denny’s aside about using the same law firm on both sides to save on the costs of hiring guest stars, too). And then there’s the Criminal Minds approach, where you [...]
Claustrophobia
I spent most of the day in a small, windowless conference room. Didn’t even get out for lunch—that was brought in. I feel zonked. I was very pleased to see this pop up when I logged onto Facebook today: (Peter has a larger photo in his Facebook album). The book is due out next spring [...]
Is there a House in the Doctor?
Season finale of House: very, very good. It showcased all the characters’ strengths and weaknesses. At first, I thought that 13 and Amber had an affair at some point, to explain 13′s disorientation, but the actual explanation was even better. The big unanswered question from the season is: what will happen to House and Wilson’s [...]
There’s an old Polish proverb that says…
I finished my Banacek marathon yesterday. It’s a shame there weren’t more episodes, but Peppard reportedly turned down a third season to avoid having to give his ex-wife a large cut of his proceeds from the show. The premise is an interesting riff on the “locked room” mystery. Especially good are the ones where the [...]
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My Storytellers Unplugged essay Let Me Be Brief, a short (of course) discussion of flash fiction, went up yesterday. If you’d prefer, you can listen to the equally brief podcast or subscribe in iTunes I’m having a very lazy weekend. Very lazy. On Friday, I caught up on CSI, Grey’s Anatomy and Without a Trace. [...]
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I revised, re-revised, and re-revised the short story I’ve been working on for the past week and finally decided that I had reached the level of tweaking minutia so I submitted it last night. I figure it’s a bit of a long shot for the market, but I think it’s a good story that will [...]
New treads
My god, tires are expensive. I had to outfit my car with four new ones yesterday as I’d let the old ones go to pot, pretty much. Has anyone seen The Police on their current tour? They’re playing almost literally in my back yard next week (with Elvis Costello & the Imposters as opening act) [...]
The past comes back to haunt me
I took the day off from work yesterday to clean out my to-do list. It started with getting my driver’s license renewed. I showed up at the DPS office about 20 minutes before it opened. Six or seven people were there ahead of me, and as many more arrived before the doors opened at 8:00. [...]
Amanda wuz robbed
In my opinion, at least (re Survivor). I couldn’t believe the outcome of the voting, especially after seeing that Erik voted for Amanda, his diatribe notwithstanding. I wonder what would have happened in the event of a tie? Would they have had to try to start a fire in front of a live audience? I [...]
Erik, Erik, Erik
It was like something out of The Sting or The First Wives Club, the way the four women pulled together to con Erik on Survivor last night. The final ten minutes were the funniest thing on reality TV in ages. You know who I think should win this season? Cirie! She’s been the mastermind behind [...]
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Bev Vincent is the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award.
His short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands and The Blue Religion. He is a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. He also writes book reviews for Onyx Reviews.
